Best Malayalam Movies of 2017
This list includes a diverse selection of both critically acclaimed and box office hit movies, offering something for every viewer's taste.
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- DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilSuraj VenjaramooduNimisha SajayanPrasad and Sreeja enter wedlock and move to a new place to continue the rest of their lives. Unfortunate events begin to take place after Prasad, a small-time thief, robs Sreeja's gold chain during a bus journey.
- DirectorMahesh NarayananStarsParvathy ThiruvothuFahadh FaasilKunchacko BobanIn 2014, a group of Malayali nurses was captured when terrorists took over the city of Tikrit in Iraq. This movie recounts the ordeal suffered by the nurses following their capture.
- DirectorSoubin ShahirStarsAmal ShahGovind V. PaiDulquer SalmaanThe story of Parava revolves around pigeon race, a game, which is prominent in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala.
- DirectorBijukumar DamodaranStarsKrishnan BalakrishnanPrakash BareIndransA police group is deployed by the government to do away with Maoist menace (A banned Left organization) in a tribal village near forest. The police forcibly occupy a tribal primary school for their camp. A policeman follows a person deep into the forest and nabs the person. The person arrested happens to be a woman. He tries to come out of the forest with the arrested person, but he loses his way in the wild.
- DirectorBasil JosephStarsTovino ThomasRenji PanickerWamiqa GabbiCaptain, a former wrestler, sends his son Das to Punjab for higher studies. Once there, Das falls in love with Aditi, a champion wrestler, who inspires him to pursue the sport.
- DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsAntony VargheseAnna RajanBinny Rinky BenjaminVincent Pepe who wanted to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that ruled the city, like his seniors. And then there's the rival clan with the malicious gangsters of Angamaly a locale on which the film is based.
- DirectorAashiq AbuStarsAishwarya LekshmiTovino ThomasLeona LishoyThe life of Mathan, a mule driver in a gang and Aparna an aspiring actress.
- DirectorRanjan PramodStarsBiju MenonAju VargheseSankar InduchoodanRakshadikari Baiju Oppu explores the story of a funny and good-hearted man Baiju, who is a government employee and also a patron at the Brothers Club in Kumbalam.
- DirectorJis JoyStarsAsif AliAparna BalamuraliSreenivasanUnni Mukundan, who is very passionate about his first movie, coincidentally meets director David Paul. At the same time, the life experiences of Amal, who relocates himself to Cochin, make him undergo a total change in his vision of life.
- DirectorPhantom PraveenStarsManju WarrierAnaswara RajanNedumudi VenuSujatha, who juggles menial jobs to afford her daughter's education. But her daughter neglects studies, thinking that she'll end doing odd jobs just like her mother. Things take a comical turn, when Sujatha does something out of the blue.
- DirectorAlthaf SalimStarsNivin PaulyShanthi KrishnaLalKurian returns home when his family summons him, believing it to have something to do with his marriage. However, he learns that his mother has breast cancer and supports her along with his family.
- DirectorArun GopyStarsDileepPrayaga MartinRadhika SarathkumarAdv. Ramanunni is offered an MLA seat, he is thrown headfirst in to the dirty abyss of politics. What ensues is a cloak and dagger game where it is impossible to survive unless he plays along.
- DirectorMidhun Manuel ThomasStarsJayasuryaSaiju KurupDharmajan BolgattyShaji Pappan and his gang try to redeem their arts club through a game of tug-o-war. Chaos erupts as the half-witted gang gets entangled in a bigger conspiracy.
- DirectorJinu AbrahamStarsPrithviraj SukumaranNarainRahul MadhavThe story revolves around the life of a planter, Adam Joan Pothan from the village Mundakkayam. One day, he unexpectedly meets a girl named Emy and they go to Scotland together. The new people he meets on his journey changes his life.
- DirectorJibu JacobStarsMohanlalMeenaAima SebastianThis onscreen adaptation of the story 'Pranayopanishad' (The Upanishad of Love) follows Ulahannan, a middle aged government servant, through his emotional journey of misconceptions and love.
- DirectorRanjith SankarStarsJayasuryaVijayaraghavanAju VargheseJoy Thakkolkaran continues his life through many problems when he introduces a new product: Punyalan Water
- DirectorJay.kStarsPrithviraj SukumaranPriya AnandTovino ThomasA newly married woman brings an antique Jewish box into her home, unaware that the box contains the ghost of Abraham Ezra.
- DirectorHarikumarStarsUnni MukundanRima KallingalVinay ForrtThe movie is based on the real-life story of Edmund Thomas Clint, the child prodigy who left the world at age 7, leaving behind about 25,000 drawings and paintings.
- DirectorTom EmmattyStarsTovino ThomasNeeraj MadhavRoopesh PeethambaranThe film, set in a college campus, narrates how the students established the political party Students Federation of India.
- DirectorSalim KumarStarsSalim KumarRamesh PisharodyBabu AnnurAaron Eliyahu, a Jewish man, travels to a small village called Mala, Kerala in search of his Jewish heritage. Unfortunately, Aaron meets with a fatal motor accident that lands him in a state of coma in a hermitage.
- DirectorSidharth BharathanStarsKunchacko BobanSuraj VenjaramooduChemban Vinod JoseThe lives of four Trichur-based crooks--Kowta Shivan, Paara Wilson, Chembakara Gilbert, and Pratheesh--cross paths with Tips Dayanandan, a lazy, good-for-nothing man who lives off his wife's hard-earned money, on one fateful Harthal day.
- DirectorArun KumarStarsMurali GopyAsif AliUnni Rajan P. DevSet in the rustic terrains during the late 70s, movie is a slice-of-life tale with lead characters inspired from the short stories of veteran P. Padmarajan.
- DirectorHaneef AdeniStarsMammoottyAryaSnehaA businessman who is trying hard to be a good father to his daughter has a run-in with malevolent policeman.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsDulquer SalmaanMukeshAishwarya RajeshThe son of a wealthy man works through his relationships with his brother and sister.
- DirectorPradeep M. NairStarsPrithviraj SukumaranDurga KrishnaAlencier Ley LopezThe life of Venkateswaran, a differently-able man from Kerala. It showcases how Venkidi, who had hearing impairment, fought all odds and built a lightweight aircraft from recycled materials without any external support.